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Stellar Startups: The Internet Tribes of Israel

Once upon a time, there were twelve tribes in Israel; today there are dozens, if not hundreds.Religious and secular we all know about, but there are plenty of distinctions as to what kind of religious/ secular tribe you belong to, as well. Each of these groups has its own institutions – houses of worship, schools, philosophers and persons of letters, ...

‘State to blame for lack of haredim in workforce’

It is the Israeli establishment that should be held responsible for the low rates of participation in the labor force within the haredi sector, which has the desire to work but needs state intervention to realize its work potential. That was the gist of a Monday conference titled “Employment in the Haredi Sector – Trends and Future Directions,” initiated by ...

State to Ban Women’s Exclusion from Bus Ads

The State has told the High Court that from now on, the Transport Ministry will enforce the freedom of advertising on buses and would stipulate that the condition of receiving a public transportation license be non-discrimination in advertising.At the beginning of the year several Jerusalem residents noticed that women were slowly disappearing from ads throughout the city, especially bus ads.The ...

State seeks to maintain Yigal Amir’s solitary confinement

The State Prosecutor’s Office filed a response with the Supreme Court on Wednesday to an appeal filed by the assassin of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Yigal Amir, which challenged a Nazareth District Court ruling maintaining his solitary confinement for an additional six months. In its response, the State noted that the appeal should be rejected and that according to ...

State Police rabbi’s ‘official’ plates under fire

A $100,000-a-year State Police rabbi who carries a badge and presents himself as a police officer has equipped his private vehicle for years with “official” license plates registered to an Orange County village where he is not employed.The rabbi, Bernard Freilich of Brooklyn, has transferred the special plates from vehicle to vehicle dating back years by submitting registration forms that contain ...

State of Washington Upholds Kosher Slaughter

An animal rights group lost its appeal in the State of Washington, where a court ruled that a law allowing ritual slaughter is constitutional.The decision came several weeks after Holland passed a bill, which has not yet been signed into law, prohibiting kosher slaughter and requiring that the “stunning” method be used. The measure faces another vote in the Dutch ...

State blocks sale of East Ramapo’s Hillcrest School

The state education commissioner has ordered the East Ramapo school district to halt the sale of Hillcrest Elementary School, an Education Department spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Commissioner David Steiner issued a stay in the school sale, pending his decision on an appeal filed with the Education Department by Steven White, a district parent, on Aug. 7.White thinks the East Ramapo Board ...

Star of David Design Found in Diamond, Linked to Kabbalah

A one-of-a-kind natural diamond with the design of the Star of David has been discovered, Hidabroot TV revealed.Hidabroot TV, Israel’s first Jewish-oriented television station, broadcast a YouTube video explaining the amazing 8.53 carat jewel last week. The YouTube video clip appears below, courtesy of Hidabroot, part of the Hidabroot organization established by Rabbi Zamir Cohen to bring and spread the Torah’s knowledge in Israel ...

Star-K Says Wild Fish Should Not Be Used Due to Worms

Recently there has been much discussion about the fish worms called Anisakis. These worms/parasites have been found in certain species of fish. Some Gedolei Eretz Yisroel have ruled that these worms are halachically prohibited and, therefore, those species of fish must be inspected prior to use. Since we at Star-K strive to have our kosher certified products accepted by all ...

‘StandWithUs’ Launches New Israel Advocacy Program for Teens

The pro-Israel education and advocacy group StandWithUs is launching a new program aimed at training teenagers from around the United States to become leaders on their future college campuses.While StandWithUs has been working with high school students since its founding in 2001, the new StandWithUs-MZ Teens Internship Program will break new ground by taking an individualized approach to “teach them ...

Spy ring’s ‘femme fatale’

A ring of 11 Russian moles right out of a Cold War spy novel was smashed yesterday — and among those busted was a flame-haired, 007-worthy beauty who flitted from high-profile parties to top-secret meetings around Manhattan. Russian national Anna Chapman — a 28-year-old divorcee with a masters in economics, an online real-estate business, a fancy Financial District apartment and ...

Spring Valley – Police Arrest Two For Breaking Into Jewish Cars

The Spring Valley Police Department arrested last night two individuals who were seen breaking into vehicles on Dorset Road, it all began when a car alarm went off alerting a spring valley resident who saw two people fleeing the scene, he immediatly called police who caught up with the suspects after a short foot chase onto the property of a private ...